At Mt. Hood Community College you'll find highly skilled faculty members providing you the best in educational opportunities. Offering over 120 professional programs, as well as a variety of university transfer possibilities, MHCC prepares you for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Stop by if you have questions about or need help with: applying for admission to the college, filing the FAFSA, completing necessary Financial Aid steps, registering for classes, setting up your student email or Higher One account, and applying for graduation.

The office of Student Life located in the College Center supports countless programs, clubs, and events that provide an engaging social, cultural and educational experience for students. The following opportunities eagerly await you!

The DRC provides resources, events, trainings and workshops, and an intercultural library all designed to support our academic home as well as preparing our students to be most successful in a globalized working world.

Business Services helps small businesses start and grow successfully, partner with local companies to train their workforce and help community members, job seekers and professionals advance in their career or learn a new skill.

Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is committed to working with student athletes as they pursue excellence in athletics and academics. We will establish within our students an ethical foundation that supports and encourages competitive success, intellectual growth and social development.

Coach
Vandenboer led the Saints back to the NWAC Basketball Championship
Tournament and the future continues to be bright after another
successful recruiting year. Coach Vandenboer will continue to instill a
culture of excellence built on the core values of strong academics,
outstanding citizenship, excellent basketball skills and a work ethic
that is unmatched.

Coach Hawley begins his third year as the
head coach of the Saints and his efforts have not gone unnoticed. Under
the direction of Coach Hawley the Saints returned to the NWAC
Championship Tournament in 2017 and advanced to the "Elite Eight."
Coach Hawley has instilled a culture of excellence built on the core
values of strong academics, outstanding citizenship, excellent
basketball skills and a work ethic that is unmatched.

2019: A Snapshot of Upcoming Astronomical Events

Each year brings us new and exciting astronomical events – and 2019 will surely not disappoint.

In 2019, you can expect some astronomical phenomena, among them a total lunar eclipse (also known as a Blood moon); several planetary alignments (when two or more planets appear very close together); and even a rare transit of Mercury across the Sun.
A transit refers to when a planet passes between a larger body and the observer.

There’ll even be a total solar eclipse in 2019. But don’t expect to step outside your front door in Oregon and view the event from the path of totality – to do so, you’ll need to go a little further south.

On Tuesday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, Mt. Hood Community College Planetarium Director Pat Hanrahan will discuss these and other events while also previewing the changing night sky for 2019. He’ll also discuss when and where to find the most interesting
objects in the sky and show you some aids designed to help you visually navigate the constellations. Showtimes will take place at 6 and 7:15 p.m. on both days.

A total eclipse of the moon will occur in the early evening hours of Jan. 20. During this eclipse, the moon will turn a blood-red color as it slips into the imperfect show of Earth. The event is also called a Super Moon, as it reaches its full
phase when closest to Earth. This will be the last total lunar eclipse visible from the United States until May 2021.

Don't miss these upcoming shows in the Planetarium Sky Theater:

Feb. 5 and 8, 2019
Seeing the Invisible Universe

March 5 and 8, 2019
What did NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Find Beyond Pluto?

May 7 and 10, 2019
Current Spacecraft Exploration by NASA/JPL and By Other Countries

June 4 and 7, 2019
To Be Announced

All planetarium shows are at 6 and 7:15 p.m. For more information about the MHCC planetarium, visit mhcc.edu/planetarium. Private showings for groups are also available on Fridays. Groups may also request special subjects that they wish to have covered.